Texas QSO Party

Northwest Amateur Radio Society - NARS
Texas QSO Party
2015 Results – Rev 0
Chuck NO5W
1/8/2016
Texas QSO Party
Introduction – Here is a report on the results of the 2015 Texas QSO Party including individual scores in
each category, Texas club aggregate scores, an analysis of the participation levels, and a summary of the
county activity. Also included is a brief description of the log checking process along with some
comments on frequently occurring logging errors for future reference. If you would like to request the
files resulting from the log checking of your log please contact NO5W at his QRZ email address.
In the following tables Score* is the score before applying any bonus whereas Final Score includes the
bonus. The following two types of bonus points are available in the TQP:
Mobile County Activation Bonus – Each county from which a mobile makes 5 or more contacts earns
the mobile a bonus of 1000 points.
Mobile Tracking Bonus - For any station, fixed or mobile, 500 bonus points are awarded for each group
of five different counties that the station has a QSO with a given mobile. An example is given in the next
section.
US-Canada (Non-Texas) Individual Player Scores
Non-Texas Single Op CW Only Category - The NTX-SO-CWO category continues to be a popular one with
forty-four entries making 3671 contacts in 2015. As an example of the Mobile Tracking Bonus described
above, N6MU, a perennial TQP high scorer in this category, worked the following mobile stations in the
indicated number of counties earning the indicated bonus points: AD5A(2)=0, K5GQ(12)=1000,
K5YAA(23)=2000, KS5A(15)=1500, N4CD(16)=1500, N5NA(35)=3500, NO5W(26)=2500, W0BH(31)=3000,
W3DYA(12)=1000, W5CT(28)=2500 for a total of 18500 bonus points.
KN4Y from the 3830 Soapbox: Ten mobiles in the TXQP on CW running counties at zero speed or 85 mph, no time for ice tea and
the ice melted. Also fixed station on CW added to the excitement. There was no napping during this QSO party. This brought
back memories of the great Texas Armadillo Run many years ago. I hope other State QSO parties take notice. Mobiles, mobiles
and more mobiles. [NO5W – the Texas Armadillo Run which took place in 1986 was developed and sponsored by the Texas DX
Society as part of the Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration. TDXS even managed to get a declaration for a new county (Armadillo
County) to be used by county-hunters during the event. To see how that was done and who the organizers were check out this
newsletter from 1986.]
Call
N6MU
NW0M
KN4Y
K8JQ
VE7SL
K4ORD
NG7Z
W1END
K2ZR
K9CW
W0UY
N2CQ
Category
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
TQP-2015-Results.pdf
CWQs
316
221
198
207
180
140
144
129
137
132
125
114
QsoPts
948
663
594
621
540
420
432
387
411
396
375
342
Mults
188
129
134
110
114
96
91
91
85
87
83
80
Score*
178224
85527
79596
68310
61560
40320
39312
35217
34935
34452
31125
27360
Bonus
18500
10500
11000
8000
8000
6000
5500
5000
4500
4000
4500
5000
Final Score
196724
96027
90596
76310
69560
46320
44812
40217
39435
38452
35625
32360
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K4ZGB
W9JEF
W7OLY
KJ4IWZ
K7TM
KJ9C
W2CVW
K7BG
K4BSK
W9CC
N1NN
N4TB
W0GUY
K7GM
K7ZYV
K3TN
KM4FO
KQ3F
W8JPF
K6KQV
KB9S
NE8J
N9GBB
W6GMT
K0VBU
N5ZO
W4ZPR
K1ESE
N3TG
W1BJ
NU4M
W2RR
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
NTX-SO-CWO
109
98
95
102
87
109
88
85
80
66
70
64
57
49
46
53
43
36
40
35
28
32
29
27
27
24
22
10
9
5
2
1
327
294
285
306
261
327
264
255
240
198
210
192
171
147
138
159
129
108
120
105
84
96
87
81
81
72
66
30
27
15
6
3
75
78
80
74
77
63
71
67
51
56
47
49
49
40
38
31
33
30
30
31
26
21
23
21
20
19
18
9
8
5
2
1
24525
22932
22800
22644
20097
20601
18744
17085
12240
11088
9870
9408
8379
5880
5244
4929
4257
3240
3600
3255
2184
2016
2001
1701
1620
1368
1188
270
216
75
12
3
3500
5000
4500
3500
5000
2000
3000
3000
2000
1000
1500
1500
1000
1000
500
0
500
1500
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28025
27932
27300
26144
25097
22601
21744
20085
14240
12088
11370
10908
9379
6880
5744
4929
4757
4740
3600
3255
2684
2016
2001
1701
1620
1368
1188
270
216
75
12
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Non-Texas Single Op Phone Only Category – The NTX-SO-PHO category also continues to be a popular
one with forty-three entries making 1334 contacts in 2015. It is interesting to note that the QSOs and
bonus points earned by the leading players in this category were well below the bonus points earned by
the leading players in the NTX-SO-CWO category. As we will see in the mobile results the number of
counties available on CW from mobile activity was significantly greater than on phone resulting in fewer
opportunities for bonus credit by the phone only operators.
Call
Category
KK7AC
NTX-SO-PHO
TQP-2015-Results.pdf
PHQs
QsoPts
Mults
Score*
Bonus
Final Score
229
458
110
50380
3500
53880
2
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W6AFA
NTX-SO-PHO
214
428
104
44512
2000
46512
N7MZW
NTX-SO-PHO
99
198
57
11286
500
11786
K4VBM
NTX-SO-PHO
55
110
45
4950
500
5450
W4KW
NTX-SO-PHO
61
122
44
5368
0
5368
KJ4KKD
NTX-SO-PHO
48
96
40
3840
500
4340
K5ZZR
NTX-SO-PHO
37
74
35
2590
500
3090
N6WJA
NTX-SO-PHO
32
64
31
1984
500
2484
NT4Z
NTX-SO-PHO
38
76
30
2280
0
2280
N5HMH
NTX-SO-PHO
35
70
30
2100
0
2100
AJ0CM
NTX-SO-PHO
36
72
29
2088
0
2088
NR8U
NTX-SO-PHO
30
60
27
1620
0
1620
N8RMA
NTX-SO-PHO
32
64
25
1600
0
1600
AD6LV
NTX-SO-PHO
30
60
24
1440
0
1440
AA8GP
NTX-SO-PHO
29
58
24
1392
0
1392
NM5WB
NTX-SO-PHO
28
56
23
1288
0
1288
KC0VFP
NTX-SO-PHO
26
52
21
1092
0
1092
N0ZTO
NTX-SO-PHO
25
50
21
1050
0
1050
N9NBC
NTX-SO-PHO
21
42
21
882
0
882
N8DKA
NTX-SO-PHO
22
44
19
836
0
836
VE3HED
NTX-SO-PHO
22
44
19
836
0
836
KE8ANS
NTX-SO-PHO
21
42
15
630
0
630
AA0A
NTX-SO-PHO
16
32
15
480
0
480
WB0IWG
NTX-SO-PHO
15
30
13
390
0
390
KF8MZ
NTX-SO-PHO
15
30
13
390
0
390
NC4SU
NTX-SO-PHO
14
28
13
364
0
364
W4RWL
NTX-SO-PHO
13
26
12
312
0
312
VE2GT
NTX-SO-PHO
11
22
11
242
0
242
KC3ASH
NTX-SO-PHO
11
22
9
198
0
198
KD9DEY
NTX-SO-PHO
10
20
8
160
0
160
KC0IUY
NTX-SO-PHO
9
18
8
144
0
144
W7KAM
NTX-SO-PHO
8
16
8
128
0
128
K7JKM
NTX-SO-PHO
6
12
6
72
0
72
KJ6LBA
NTX-SO-PHO
5
10
5
50
0
50
W9MHZ
NTX-SO-PHO
5
10
5
50
0
50
KD8HAM
NTX-SO-PHO
5
10
5
50
0
50
N6HEG
NTX-SO-PHO
4
8
4
32
0
32
N2RJ
NTX-SO-PHO
4
8
3
24
0
24
KC9RXT
NTX-SO-PHO
4
8
3
24
0
24
KC9BKS
NTX-SO-PHO
3
6
3
18
0
18
WZ6ZZ
NTX-SO-PHO
2
4
2
8
0
8
N6ENO
NTX-SO-PHO
2
4
2
8
0
8
KB0EOR
NTX-SO-PHO
2
4
2
8
0
8
TQP-2015-Results.pdf
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Non-Texas Single Op Mixed-Mode Category – The NTX-SO-MIX category requires mode agility on the
operator’s part but tends to maximize the available stations. This category had twenty-eight entries
making 3519 contacts (2651 CW and 838 phone).
K4XU from the 3830 Soapbox - Loved the mobiles! Made 134 QSOs with 8 mobiles. I would love to see a station description of
these guys in the write-up. Thanks for a great party. I wish the 7QP could do as well with its 259 counties as you all do with
254.[NO5W – a brief description of several mobiles is provided in the Mobile Setups section].
Call
WA6KHK
N1LN
K4XU
KM4HI
AD4RE
K4DJ
AD8J
NA4K
N8II
N4OX
K0HNC
NU1O
K6RB
K7IA
NS8O
W6KC
KA5VZG
KS4X
KC0HPM
K2LNS
W4BK
W2UDT
K2HT
W8BFX
AB4LX
N4DLR
N7JPF
W8KNO
Category
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
NTX-SO-MIX
CWQs
288
164
212
165
163
170
159
180
172
160
143
105
80
80
65
49
37
23
33
29
32
29
33
11
16
20
22
11
PHQs
99
141
16
95
48
20
63
39
24
1
37
69
4
16
17
21
29
26
12
12
9
12
2
28
17
4
1
6
QsoPts
1062
774
668
685
585
550
603
618
564
482
503
453
248
272
229
189
169
121
123
111
114
111
103
89
82
68
68
45
Mults
194
125
135
121
134
130
118
112
115
128
119
113
62
57
57
53
54
38
34
32
30
30
24
27
25
22
16
17
Score*
206028
96750
90180
82885
78390
71500
71154
69216
64860
61696
59857
51189
15376
15504
13053
10017
9126
4598
4182
3552
3420
3330
2472
2403
2050
1496
1088
765
Bonus
18000
7500
10500
8000
9500
10500
6500
7500
7500
9000
8000
5000
2500
1000
500
1500
1500
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Final Score
224028
104250
100680
90885
87890
82000
77654
76716
72360
70696
67857
56189
17876
16504
13553
11517
10626
5098
4182
3552
3420
3330
2472
2403
2050
1496
1088
765
Non-Texas Single Op QRP Category – The NTX-SO-QRP category requires quite a bit of patience on the
part of the operators and good ears on the part of the receiving stations. In 2015 it attracted more
entries (12) than the number of QRP entries from inside Texas. This year the top scorers had good
success tracking the mobiles as can be seen from their bonus points. As one might expect the group
TQP-2015-Results.pdf
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made more use of CW (825 Qs) than of phone (177 Qs). The top three had excellent results tracking the
mobiles.
Call
K3TW
KE0G
W4UT
WN4AFP
W1TEF
AE8M
N8OT
K4YND
WC7S
N2SO
KA3UOL
KF7AXB
Category
NTX-SO-QRP
NTX-SO-QRP
NTX-SO-QRP
NTX-SO-QRP
NTX-SO-QRP
NTX-SO-QRP
NTX-SO-QRP
NTX-SO-QRP
NTX-SO-QRP
NTX-SO-QRP
NTX-SO-QRP
NTX-SO-QRP
CWQs
218
200
172
60
49
36
20
27
21
22
0
0
PHQs
83
0
45
8
18
0
8
0
0
0
12
3
QsoPts
820
600
606
196
183
108
76
81
63
66
24
6
Mults
157
134
129
51
51
30
23
21
18
17
10
3
Score*
128740
80400
78174
9996
9333
3240
1748
1701
1134
1122
240
18
Bonus
12000
9000
9000
2000
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Final Score
140740
89400
87174
11996
9833
3240
1748
1701
1134
1122
240
18
DX Single Op Category – Although conditions were generally poor during the TQP weekend the party did
attract 17 DX participants who made a total of 707 (638 CW and 69 phone) contacts. The top scorer,
SP9LJD, managed to work 119 different counties, most of them from contacts with the mobiles on CW:
K5GQ(5)=500, K5YAA(17)=1500, KS5A(10)=1000, N4CD(7)=500, N5NA(16)=1500, NO5W(7)=500,
W0BH(21)=2000, W3DYA(13)=1000, W5CT(10)=1000.
SP9LJD from the 3830 Soapbox - Most of the mobiles working perfect CW and therefore even in poor propagation on 20m on
Sunday I worked quite a big number of them.
Call
SP9LJD
DL3GA
DK2OY
DL6KVA
OK2EC
SE5L
SP6JOE
PA3ARM
DJ9AO
ON3ND
E74X
OH2BN
GW0BBO
VK4TT
G4JFS
SM5NQB
Category
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
DX-SO
TQP-2015-Results.pdf
CWQs
190
145
104
40
30
33
24
24
27
5
4
4
4
3
0
0
PHQs
32
0
19
0
0
3
10
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
QsoPts
634
435
350
120
90
105
92
72
83
15
12
12
12
9
4
4
Mults
119
93
69
31
23
22
22
22
18
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
Score*
75446
40455
24150
3720
2070
2310
2024
1584
1494
75
48
48
36
27
8
8
Bonus
9500
6000
2500
500
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Final Score
84946
46455
26650
4220
2570
2310
2024
1584
1494
75
48
48
36
27
8
8
5
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F4GFT
DX-SO
1
0
3
1
3
0
3
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Texas Single Op CW Only Category – The TX-SO-CWO category continues to be a popular one with
thirty-seven entries making 7863 contacts in 2015. In this category N5RZ really focused on the mobiles
working the following mobile stations in multiple counties: AD5A(2)=0, K5GQ(16)=1500,
K5YAA(25)=2500, KS5A(18)=1500, N4CD(15)=1500, N5NA(32)=3000, NO5W(38)=3500, W0BH(29)=2500,
W3DYA(21)=2000, and W5CT(30)=3000 for a total of 21000 bonus points.
N5RZ from the 3830 soapbox - Had never done this one from a fixed station before - only from the mobile. Was glad to see all
the mobiles doing a lot of 40M - otherwise this would have been a loooong contest! … I had run many of these counties in the
past, so it was fun "riding along" with the mobiles!
Call
N5RZ
K5NA
K5LH
AE5GT
WB5KSD
K0NM
WA8ZBT
N5OE
W0VX
AC5K
N5XZ
KT5V
K5YQF
N9OF
K5FP
AJ4F
N3BB
AC4CA
K5SBR
KX5G
W8FN
W5LXS
K5KUA
K2SAN
W5YDM
K5LN
KU5B
N0IW
K5IX
Category
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TQP-2015-Results.pdf
CWQs
935
735
448
419
386
494
376
343
338
306
311
221
227
171
232
204
193
166
100
123
129
83
114
109
91
73
76
64
68
QsoPts
2805
2205
1344
1257
1158
1482
1128
1029
1014
918
933
663
681
513
696
612
579
498
300
369
387
249
342
327
273
219
228
192
204
Mults
287
237
231
201
193
124
146
124
123
125
113
112
100
114
84
83
86
85
74
71
57
69
47
47
50
52
49
51
46
Score*
805035
522585
310464
252657
223494
183768
164688
127596
124722
114750
105429
74256
68100
58482
58464
50796
49794
42330
22200
26199
22059
17181
16074
15369
13650
11388
11172
9792
9384
Bonus
21000
14000
19000
14000
12500
1000
5500
3500
3500
4500
1000
2000
1500
5000
0
500
0
500
4500
500
0
3000
0
0
0
1000
0
1000
0
Final Score
826035
536585
329464
266657
235994
184768
170188
131096
128222
119250
106429
76256
69600
63482
58464
51296
49794
42830
26700
26699
22059
20181
16074
15369
13650
12388
11172
10792
9384
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WC5D
KF5NRO
K5AX
AC5AA
K5LY
W5XD
N5ZN
KD5MFS
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-CWO
51
62
57
53
44
28
20
13
153
186
171
159
132
84
60
39
40
38
41
40
28
24
18
10
6120
7068
7011
6360
3696
2016
1080
390
1000
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
7120
7068
7011
6860
3696
2016
1080
390
Texas Single Op Phone Only Category – The TX-SO-PHO category also continues to be a popular one
with fifty-three entries making 6692 contacts in 2015. It is interesting to note that the bonus points
earned by the leading players in this category were well below the bonus points earned by the leading
players in the TX-SO-CWO category. As we will see in the mobile results the number of counties
available on CW from mobile activity was significantly greater than on phone resulting in fewer
opportunities for bonus credit by the phone only operators.
Call
K5LLA
K5IZO
W5JNP
KZ5E
WA5ZKL
KF5CYZ
K5JJR
WA5ROE
KB5ZFO
AD5WB
N5DUX
KF5WFL
N5SJS
N5VPC
KA5GIL
K5WPH
KF5VDX
KC5HWB
KK2Z
WB8LBZ
NW5Q
KM5Z
KQ5U
N5UJ
WB5MEX
Category
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TQP-2015-Results.pdf
PHQs
1195
664
304
319
261
205
318
249
218
225
171
158
135
155
138
183
144
142
116
111
102
101
85
106
75
QsoPts
2390
1328
608
638
522
410
636
498
436
450
342
316
270
310
276
366
288
284
232
222
204
202
170
212
150
Mults
178
151
118
111
120
129
88
101
106
77
98
96
101
92
93
72
86
86
89
75
77
75
72
60
65
Score*
425420
200528
71744
70818
62640
52890
55968
50298
46216
34650
33516
30336
27270
28520
25668
26352
24768
24424
20648
16650
15708
15150
12240
12720
9750
Bonus
2500
3000
0
0
500
4000
500
0
0
0
1000
1000
4000
500
2000
0
0
0
3500
3000
3000
1500
2500
0
2000
Final Score
427920
203528
71744
70818
63140
56890
56468
50298
46216
34650
34516
31336
31270
29020
27668
26352
24768
24424
24148
19650
18708
16650
14740
12720
11750
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KF5RLL
KF5YUB
K5WRN
K5UTA
WB5TKI
AE5WD
WC5C
K5KMS
KF5LFL
AA5DE
AF5RA
W5CSM
KF5SNL
KG5AOP
N5YZ
N5CWA
N5BIA
KD5FBA
KF5LMJ
W5KZJ
K5CRX
K5LKJ
AB5XM
KF5NRS
WW5OBA
KE5IOV
KB5VGD
KF5LFK
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
73
71
59
61
49
66
50
39
33
34
31
29
26
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
14
11
10
10
8
7
7
2
146
142
118
122
98
132
100
78
66
68
62
58
52
40
40
38
34
32
30
30
28
22
20
20
16
14
14
4
61
62
50
44
44
31
40
33
30
33
24
24
22
19
18
18
17
15
14
12
9
11
9
9
8
7
5
2
8906
8804
5900
5368
4312
4092
4000
2574
1980
2244
1488
1392
1144
760
720
684
578
480
420
360
252
242
180
180
128
98
70
8
2000
1000
1000
0
500
0
0
0
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10906
9804
6900
5368
4812
4092
4000
2574
2480
2244
1488
1392
1144
760
720
684
578
480
420
360
252
242
180
180
128
98
70
8
Texas Single Op Mixed-Mode Category – The TX-SO-MIX category requires mode agility on the
operator’s part but tends to maximize the available stations. This category had twenty entries making
6096 contacts (2569 CW and 3527 phone). With the exception of WA2VYA’s outstanding effort in
tracking the mobiles the bonus points in the TX-SO-MIX category were more in line with those of the TXSO-PHO group.
K5RT from the 3830 soapbox - This was my first entry in Texas QSO Party. The conflict with CQ WW DX RTTY definitely had an
impact on DX QSO totals. It was a lot of fun working the mobiles from many different counties. I may have to try going mobile
next year.
Call
K5RT
WA2VYA
Category
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TQP-2015-Results.pdf
CWQs
415
509
PHQs
813
284
QsoPts
2871
2095
Mults
243
260
Score*
697653
544700
Bonus
9500
20500
Final
Score
707153
565200
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W5MF
WA5DTK
K8LS
N5KWD
K5ME
K5KJ
W5VX
KC5R
W2MN
N5DTT
N5AW
W9MC
K6RV
N5MT
NJ5W
N5TW
K5OAI
K6YLG
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-MIX
275
25
246
5
190
180
127
114
108
28
106
69
88
35
2
22
24
1
552
675
74
592
7
22
71
77
34
89
17
33
36
62
54
8
22
5
1929
1425
886
1199
584
584
523
496
392
262
352
273
336
229
114
82
116
13
178
141
152
85
92
88
87
87
98
81
61
69
54
73
41
29
37
6
343362
200925
134672
101915
53728
51392
45501
43152
38416
21222
21472
18837
18144
16717
4674
2378
4292
78
4000
500
4500
0
1000
0
0
0
4500
1000
0
1500
0
1000
0
2000
0
0
347362
201425
139172
101915
54728
51392
45501
43152
42916
22222
21472
20337
18144
17717
4674
4378
4292
78
Texas Single Op QRP Category – The TX-SO-QRP category requires quite a bit of patience on the part of
the operators and good ears on the part of the receiving stations but it continues to attract a small
number of entries. This year perennial members of this group, WB5BKL and W5ESE, were joined by
N1CC who rode a balanced mixed mode strategy to capture first place. As one might expect the group
made more use of CW (570 Qs) than of phone (273 Qs). WB5BKL had good results chasing the mobiles
bringing in 8500 bonus points but it wasn’t good enough to overcome the larger number of QSOs logged
by front-runner N1CC.
N1CC from the 3830 soapbox - QRP was fun, I was only 30% down from my final score from last-years LP entry ... that was a big
surprise to me! Contest is getting busier, perhaps in a year-or-two with more tweaking TXQP will be one of the BIG QSO Parties!
Call
N1CC
WB5BKL
W5ESE
Category
TX-SO-QRP
TX-SO-QRP
TX-SO-QRP
CWQs
247
254
69
PHQs
263
0
10
QsoPts
1267
762
227
Mults
164
151
56
Score*
207788
115062
12712
Bonus
4000
8500
0
Final Score
211788
123562
12712
Texas Mobile Single Op CW Only Category – The TXM-SO-CWO category attracts mobile operators that
do all of the operating, usually with the assistance of a driver. In this category entries receive additional
bonus credit of 1000 points for each county from which they make five or more QSOs. This is in addition
to any bonus they receive for working other mobiles in five or more counties as described for the fixed
stations. Typically, however, the mobiles are running stations and doing very little S&P and for this
reason the bonus for mobiles comes primarily from the county activation bonus. Each year the TQP is
fortunate to have stations from outside the state come over to do mobile operation. In the TXM-SOTQP-2015-Results.pdf
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CWO category Guff-KS5A came over again from Arizona to help activate some counties. Thanks Guff and
congratulations on reaching your goal of having activated every county in Texas over the years.
KS5A from the 3830 soapbox - … good but personal point for this QSO party, was that I finally finished transmitting from all 254
TX counties. It has taken several years going in and out of this huge state. Thanks to those in the logs.
Call
N5NA
KS5A
AD5A
Category
TXM-SO-CWO
TXM-SO-CWO
TXM-SO-CWO
CWQs
1513
898
182
QsoPts
4539
2694
546
Mults
127
82
59
Score*
576453
220908
32214
Bonus
39500
22000
2000
Final Score
615953
242908
34214
Texas Mobile Single Op Phone Only Category – The TXM-SO-PHO category is the other single mode
category that attracts mobile operators that do all of the operating, again usually with the assistance of
a driver. Mobile phone operation is generally more difficult than CW which can be noted in the
difference between the number of QSOs for the top scorers in the TXM-SO-CWO and TXM-SO-PHO
categories.
Call
KK5LO
NM5G
W1JCW
N5AUS
KF5DDV
WB5LJO
WA5DSS
K5MRA
KE5GEZ
Category
TXM-SO-PHO
TXM-SO-PHO
TXM-SO-PHO
TXM-SO-PHO
TXM-SO-PHO
TXM-SO-PHO
TXM-SO-PHO
TXM-SO-PHO
TXM-SO-PHO
PHQs
799
403
220
149
127
112
75
53
24
QsoPts
1598
806
440
298
254
224
150
106
48
Mults
97
85
91
48
65
56
34
18
14
Score*
155006
68510
40040
14304
16510
12544
5100
1908
672
Bonus
34000
24000
6000
11000
2000
2500
7000
5000
2000
Final Score
189006
92510
46040
25304
18510
15044
12100
6908
2672
Texas Mobile Single Op Mixed Mode Category – Since the inception of the TXM-SO-PHO category
several years ago the TXM-SO-MIX category has not attracted more than two entries, perhaps due to
the additional work and skills required to operate both modes and the fact that multipliers count only
once. This year the winner in this category, Jerry-K5YAA, came down from Claremont in the Tulsa,
Oklahoma area to help out with the county coverage. Check out some photos of Jerry’s unusual setup
on his QRZ page., and read about his mobile QSO machine in the mobile setup section. K5YAA is another
out of state operator who provides mobile support to the TQP each year – thanks Jerry.
Call
K5YAA
N5VR
Category
TXM-SO-MIX
TXM-SO-MIX
CWQs
1248
20
PHQs
204
52
QsoPts
4152
164
Mults
112
51
Score*
465024
8364
Bonus
30000
0
Final Score
495024
8364
Texas Mobile Multi-Op Category – The TXM-MO category is a fun mobile category since it allows two or
more operators to share the driving and operating making it a lot easier to safely maintain coverage
TQP-2015-Results.pdf
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through every hour of the party and typically results in the activation of a large number of counties. This
year there were four entries in this category with results from the top three being very close. This
category is fortunate to have another out of state mobile entry. Bob-W0BH has been helping out for
many years coming down from the Wichita, Kansas area to activate counties in the Texas Panhandle
stirring up lots of excitement with his multi-county operations. For the past several years Bob has been
assisted by Ron-AD0DX from the Missouri side of Kansas City. Many thanks to both of these operators
for coming down to participate and contributing to the TQP excitement with such great operating from
the Panhandle.
Call
W5CT
NO5W
W0BH
K5GQ
Category
TXM-MO
TXM-MO
TXM-MO
TXM-MO
CWQs
1668
1554
1371
813
PHQs
304
66
463
0
QsoPts
5612
4794
5039
2439
Mults
109
119
111
83
Score*
611708
570486
559329
202437
Bonus
35000
43000
31500
20500
Final Score
646708
613486
590829
222937
Operators W5CT: K5PI, KG5U, W5MJ, WK5S; NO5W: K5OT, NO5W; W0BH: AD0DX, W0BH; K5GQ: WC5D, K5GQ
Texas Multi-Op Category – The TX-MO category is a fun way to get a group together to share the
operating duties since it provides a flexible way of accommodating schedules that might not allow a full
time commitment to the party. This year we had fourteen entries in this category making 9052 QSOs
(1508 CW and 7544 phone), and involving 71 different operators. NR5M and W5RTA successfully used
their CW QSOs to add a significant bonus component to their scores.
Call
NR5M
KN5TX
W5RTA
NU5DE
WD5DDH
W5NAC
KD5SP
K5TYR
KN5S
WB5JC
K5HCM
W5SFA
W5SH
W5BCS
Category
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
TX-MO
CWQs
752
330
263
0
0
0
152
8
0
0
0
3
0
0
PHQs
2142
1267
422
925
554
538
374
475
172
144
170
190
90
81
QsoPts
6540
3524
1633
1850
1108
1076
1204
974
344
288
340
389
180
162
Mults
349
206
203
113
158
157
142
136
90
100
85
73
66
62
Score*
2282460
725944
331499
209050
175064
168932
170968
132464
30960
28800
28900
28397
11880
10044
Bonus
24500
500
8500
0
4000
4500
0
500
500
2500
0
0
0
0
Final Score
2306960
726444
339999
209050
179064
173432
170968
132964
31460
31300
28900
28397
11880
10044
Operators NR5M: K5GA, NR5M; KN5TX: WA5FWC, N3BUO, NE5DL, K5HTE, KF5BYG, KF5YIV, KG5OA, KF5WJB, K5CAH, KN5TX;
W5RTA: W5HNS, W5MRM, N5UR, K0BCN, W5QLF, N7RF, KD3VK, WA5ZKO; NU5DE: N5KF, NI5B, K5WLY, N5NXS;
WD5DDH: AD5DJ, KD5NFW, KI5MM, KB5UBT, AI6A, KF5IVJ, KG5HQT; W5NAC: AE5P, WA5GVQ; KD5SP: KD5SP, N5MI, N5RGH;
K5TYR: WM5Q, K5LXK, W5MCT, KG5BWP, WJ5Z, K5BDL, KC5KCT; KN5S: K5WW, KF5EJX; WB5JC: WB5JC, NW0F;
K5HCM: W5BFF, KA5IVU; W5SFA: N5RWK W5RAC K1PEC W5AOV K5CAM K5LLR WB5RFQ K5FRT KA8WEP KG5WPH;
W5SH: KF5FEI, KF5RHI, KC5SLQ, N5JLD, KF5LKG; W5BCS: KF5YY KG5JDJ W5MHN KF5WGJ N5ZKF KA5HIA N5GQB
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Texas Club Aggregate Results
Each Texas operator submitting a TQP log can indicate which club their score should be contributed to
and for each club these scores are summed to create the club’s aggregate score. In 2015 there were 27
clubs represented by 101 of the approximately 150 Texas logs submitted. The winner of the club
competition receives a traveling trophy as well as a permanent plaque. For a number of years the
Central Texas DX & Contest Club had a lock on the trophy but in the last three or four years the Dallas
Fort Worth Contest Group has mounted a strong effort and is the winning club for 2015. Here are the
summary results showing number of participants and total score.
Club
DFW Contest Group
Central Texas DX & Contest Club
Midland ARC
Northwest ARS
South Texas DX & Contest Club
Brazos Valley ARC
Heart of Texas DX Society
North Texas Contest Club
Ellis County ARC
Nacogdoches ARC
Texas DX Society
Texas Emergency Amateur Communications
Sun City ARC
Parker County ARC
Tri-County ARC
Big Bend ARC
Washington County ARC
Port Lavaca ARC
Radio Amateurs of Cass County
Stephen F. Austin RC
Highland Lakes ARC
Williamson County ARC
McKinney ARC
Hays-Caldwell ARC
Kilocycle Club of Fort Worth
Bryan ARC
Maverick Radio Mentors
TQP-2015-Results.pdf
Participants
Score
16 4960526
24 3692889
3 1462169
11 752021
3 553773
6 418140
1 329464
2 263180
1 179064
1 173432
3 162537
1 101915
6
67502
2
65714
2
60468
1
50298
1
46216
2
45210
1
28900
1
28397
1
24148
1
20337
7
17516
1
12712
1
11880
1
10044
1
5368
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Here are the details used to compile the above summary. If your score is contributed to the wrong club
please let NO5W know and a correction will be made.
DFW Contest Group
Call
Category
NR5M
TX-MO
KN5TX
TX-MO
K5TYR
TX-MO
WB5KSD
TX-SO-CWO
WA8ZBT
TX-SO-CWO
N5OE
TX-SO-CWO
W0VX
TX-SO-CWO
AC5K
TX-SO-CWO
KT5V
TX-SO-CWO
W8FN
TX-SO-CWO
K5RT
TX-SO-MIX
K5ME
TX-SO-MIX
W5JNP
TX-SO-PHO
NW5Q
TX-SO-PHO
N5UJ
TX-SO-PHO
W1JCW
TXM-SO-PHO
CWQ
752
330
8
386
376
343
338
306
221
129
415
190
0
0
0
0
PHQ
2142
1267
475
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
813
7
304
102
106
220
QPts
6540
3524
974
1158
1128
1029
1014
918
663
387
2871
584
608
204
212
440
Mults
349
206
136
193
146
124
123
125
112
57
243
92
118
77
60
91
Central Texas DX & Contest Club
NU5DE
TX-MO
0
K5NA
TX-SO-CWO
735
N9OF
TX-SO-CWO
171
K5FP
TX-SO-CWO
232
N3BB
TX-SO-CWO
193
AC4CA
TX-SO-CWO
166
N0IW
TX-SO-CWO
64
AC5AA
TX-SO-CWO
53
W5XD
TX-SO-CWO
28
WA2VYA
TX-SO-MIX
509
K8LS
TX-SO-MIX
246
W2MN
TX-SO-MIX
108
N5AW
TX-SO-MIX
106
K6RV
TX-SO-MIX
88
N5TW
TX-SO-MIX
22
K5LLA
TX-SO-PHO
0
N5SJS
TX-SO-PHO
0
KF5RLL
TX-SO-PHO
0
WB5BKL
TX-SO-QRP
254
W5CT
TXM-MO
1668
925
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
284
74
34
17
36
8
1195
135
73
0
304
1850
2205
513
696
579
498
192
159
84
2095
886
392
352
336
82
2390
270
146
762
5612
113
237
114
84
86
85
51
40
24
260
152
98
61
54
29
178
101
61
151
109
TQP-2015-Results.pdf
Bonus
Score
24500 2306960
500 726444
500 132964
12500 235994
5500 170188
3500 131096
3500 128222
4500 119250
2000
76256
0
22059
9500 707153
1000
54728
0
71744
3000
18708
0
12720
6000
46040
Club Total 4960526
0
14000
5000
0
0
500
1000
500
0
20500
4500
4500
0
0
2000
2500
4000
2000
8500
35000
209050
536585
63482
58464
49794
42830
10792
6860
2016
565200
139172
42916
21472
18144
4378
427920
31270
10906
123562
646708
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NO5W
AD5A
N5VR
N5AUS
TXM-MO
TXM-SO-CWO
TXM-SO-MIX
TXM-SO-PHO
1554
182
20
0
66
0
52
149
4794
546
164
298
119
59
51
48
43000 613486
2000
34214
0
8364
11000
25304
Club Total 3692889
Midland ARC
N5RZ
TX-SO-CWO
W5LXS
TX-SO-CWO
N5NA
TXM-SO-CWO
935
83
1513
0
0
0
2805
249
4539
287
69
127
21000 826035
3000
20181
39500 615953
Club Total 1462169
Northwest ARS
W5MF
TX-SO-MIX
KZ5E
TX-SO-PHO
KQ5U
TX-SO-PHO
KF5LFL
TX-SO-PHO
N5BIA
TX-SO-PHO
KF5LMJ
TX-SO-PHO
KE5IOV
TX-SO-PHO
KB5VGD
TX-SO-PHO
KF5LFK
TX-SO-PHO
K5GQ
TXM-SO-CWO
NM5G
TXM-SO-PHO
275
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
813
0
552
319
85
33
17
15
7
7
2
0
403
1929
638
170
66
34
30
14
14
4
2439
806
178
111
72
30
17
14
7
5
2
83
85
4000
0
2500
500
0
0
0
0
0
20500
24000
Club Total
347362
70818
14740
2480
578
420
98
70
8
222937
92510
752021
South Texas DX & Contest Club
W5RTA
TX-MO
KF5VDX
TX-SO-PHO
KK5LO
TXM-SO-PHO
263
0
0
422
144
799
1633
288
1598
203
86
97
8500
0
34000
Club Total
339999
24768
189006
553773
Brazos Valley ARC
K0NM
TX-SO-CWO
N5DTT
TX-SO-MIX
K5IZO
TX-SO-PHO
K5WRN
TX-SO-PHO
KD5FBA
TX-SO-PHO
K5LKJ
TX-SO-PHO
494
28
0
0
0
0
0
89
664
59
16
11
1482
262
1328
118
32
22
124
81
151
50
15
11
1000
1000
3000
1000
0
0
Club Total
184768
22222
203528
6900
480
242
418140
Heart of Texas DX Society
K5LH
TX-SO-CWO
448
0
1344
231
19000
Club Total
329464
329464
North Texas Contest Club
K5KJ
TX-SO-MIX
N1CC
TX-SO-QRP
180
247
22
263
584
1267
88
164
0
4000
Club Total
51392
211788
263180
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Ellis County ARC
WD5DDH
TX-MO
0
554
1108
158
4000
Club Total
179064
179064
Nacogdoches ARC
W5NAC
TX-MO
0
538
1076
157
4500
Club Total
173432
173432
311
204
0
0
0
49
933
612
98
113
83
44
1000
500
500
Club Total
106429
51296
4812
162537
Texas Emergency Amateur Communications
N5KWD
TX-SO-MIX
5
592
1199
85
0
Club Total
101915
101915
Texas DX Society
N5XZ
TX-SO-CWO
AJ4F
TX-SO-CWO
WB5TKI
TX-SO-PHO
Sun City ARC
KD5MFS
NJ5W
K5WPH
WB8LBZ
W5CSM
WB5LJO
TX-SO-CWO
TX-SO-MIX
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TX-SO-PHO
TXM-SO-PHO
13
2
0
0
0
0
0
54
183
111
29
112
39
114
366
222
58
224
10
41
72
75
24
56
0
0
0
3000
0
2500
Club Total
390
4674
26352
19650
1392
15044
67502
Parker County ARC
WA5ZKL
TX-SO-PHO
K5KMS
TX-SO-PHO
0
0
261
39
522
78
120
33
500
0
Club Total
63140
2574
65714
Tri-County ARC
K5JJR
TX-SO-PHO
WC5C
TX-SO-PHO
0
0
318
50
636
100
88
40
500
0
Club Total
56468
4000
60468
Big Bend ARC
WA5ROE
TX-SO-PHO
0
249
498
101
0
Club Total
50298
50298
Washington County ARC
KB5ZFO
TX-SO-PHO
0
218
436
106
0
Club Total
46216
46216
100
0
0
127
300
254
74
65
4500
2000
Club Total
26700
18510
45210
0
170
340
85
0
Club Total
28900
28900
Port Lavaca ARC
K5SBR
TX-SO-CWO
KF5DDV
TXM-SO-PHO
Radio Amateurs of Cass County
K5HCM
TX-MO
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Stephen F. Austin RC
W5SFA
TX-MO
3
190
389
73
0
Club Total
28397
28397
Highland Lakes ARC
KK2Z
TX-SO-PHO
0
116
232
89
3500
Club Total
24148
24148
Williamson County ARC
W9MC
TX-SO-MIX
69
33
273
69
1500
Club Total
20337
20337
McKinney ARC
K5LY
TX-SO-CWO
AE5WD
TX-SO-PHO
AF5RA
TX-SO-PHO
N5YZ
TX-SO-PHO
W5KZJ
TX-SO-PHO
K5CRX
TX-SO-PHO
K5MRA
TXM-SO-PHO
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
31
20
15
14
53
132
132
62
40
30
28
106
28
31
24
18
12
9
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
5000
Club Total
3696
4092
1488
720
360
252
6908
17516
Hays-Caldwell ARC
W5ESE
TX-SO-QRP
69
10
227
56
0
Club Total
12712
12712
Kilocycle Club of Fort Worth
W5SH
TX-MO
0
90
180
66
0
Club Total
11880
11880
Bryan ARC
W5BCS
0
81
162
62
0
Club Total
10044
10044
0
61
122
44
TX-MO
Maverick Radio Mentors
K5UTA
TX-SO-PHO
0
5368
Club Total
5368
Some Statistics from the TQP – Here are some statistics from the 2015 TQP including information on the
level of participation, county activity, etc.
Logs Received – In 2015 we received 290 logs with 144 of them being from outside the state and
146 from Texas. Of the logs from outside of Texas there were 17 DX logs. Very few logs were
received from Canada this year whereas in the past there have been some very active stations from
VE, especially VE3. The total number of logs received was down from our peak of 325 of several
years ago. Each year a large number of stations participate in TQP but do not submit a log. A byproduct of the log processing is the Received Stations Report which lists the number of logs in which
each station appears and the number of QSOs represented. The following data pulled from this
report gives an indication of additional logs that could have been received.
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QSOs in Rcvd Logs
No Log Stations
500
400
300
2
2
3
200
100
75
50
3
13
22
43
25
10
120
453
In this table the first column is a number of QSOs in submitted logs where a station is listed as the
received station. The second column is the number of stations that did not submit a log but where
the number of reported QSOs with that station is greater than or equal to the number in the first
column. So, for example there were 2 stations that were reported in more than 500 QSOs in the
submitted logs but did not submit a log. There were 43 stations that were reported in more than 50
QSOs in the submitted logs but did not submit a log. So taking the 25 QSOs level as a threshold for
submitting a log the total logs received could have been 290 + 120 = 410.
Band Statistics – The 40m and 20m bands continue to be the most popular bands.
Band
80
40
20
15
Percent QSOs
2
42
50
6
Mode Statistics – CW continues to be the most popular mode, perhaps due to the large number of
QSOs made by mobiles and the fact that CW is the easier mode from a mobile. The breakdown is
57% CW and 43% phone across all logs and 75% CW to 25% phone across the mobiles. There was
also a very small (<< 1%) number of digital QSOs.
Butt-In-Chair Stations – These are the stations that were active in every hour of the contest. There
were forty (40) of them including seven (7) mobile stations, twenty-three (23) in-state fixed stations,
and ten (10) out-of-state fixed stations. The participation of this group forms the core activity of the
QSO party and is very much appreciated, as it is not easy to carve out an entire weekend to devote
to a contest and there are many from which to choose. Here's a list of the BIC stations in each of
those categories.
Mobiles
K5YAA
KK5LO
N5NA
NM5G
NO5W
W0BH
W5CT
Texas Fixed
AE5GT
KN5TX
WA8ZBT
K5IZO
N1CC
WB5BKL
K5LH
N5KWD
WB5KSD
K5LLA
N5RZ
WB8LBZ
K5NA
N5SJS
WD5DDH
K5RT
NR5M
K8LS
W5MF
KD5SP
W5RTA
KF5CYZ
WA2VYA
Out-of-state
K0HNC
WA6KHK
K3TW
KK7AC
KM4HI
N1LN
N6MU
NW0M
W4UT
W6AFA
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Activity Levels – Here are some charts showing the level of activity from several different
viewpoints. The first chart shows the number of active stations in each hour, only including stations
that submitted a log.
Number of stations active in each hour
200
177
180
160
177
163
154
163 167 167 163 165
166
157
160 160
151
155 152 153
149
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
County Activity – The ten most active counties in terms of number of QSOs are shown in this table.
As one would expect multi-ops, and proximity to population centers have a strong influence on
these results.
County
Waller
Dallas
Williamson
Midland
Harris
Travis
Bastrop
Johnson
Burnet
Hays
CWQs
744
1752
500
2083
505
1113
532
390
620
756
PHQs
2244
972
1652
0
1522
832
1248
1370
283
90
Total Qs
2988
2724
2152
2083
2027
1945
1780
1760
903
846
Active Hours
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Overall County Activity - The following series of charts shows the activity from an overall QSO party
perspective: Number of counties active in each hour, incremental number of new counties activated
each hour, and cumulative number of different counties activated since the start.
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Number of counties active in each hour
90
77
80
70
66
70
75
74
73
66
69
73
74
73
64
67
70
69
61
65
63
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Incremental Counties Activated Each Hour
70
66
60
50
40
30
21
20
18
16
14
8
10
16
12
7
9
8
9
10
8
6
13
8
7
3
6
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Cumulative Counties Activated Since Start
300
250
211 218
200
150
129
105
100
143
155 162
171
181
231
248
239 242
189 195
113
87
66
50
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
The bottom chart indicates that 195 different counties were activated during the Saturday session
(hours 1-12) and another 53 new counties were added during the six hour Sunday session (hours 1318).
Mobile Coverage and Coordination - With 254 counties to activate and with more than a few of
those counties containing very few, if any, HF radio operators mobile operation plays an extremely
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important role in our attempt to activate all counties. In the 2015 TQP, of the 248 counties
activated, 190 of those were activated by mobiles only, no fixed station was active in those counties.
And of the 190 mobile-only counties approximately two-thirds (124) were activated by a single
mobile with only 66 of the mobile-only counties having two, or in a few cases three, mobiles pass
through. Of course this means that those 124 counties were probably on the air a maximum of 3045 minutes (and except in the larger counties only 15-20 minutes) during the entire 18 hours of the
party. So for the operator interested in maximizing multipliers it is important to stay in the chair and
keep track of the mobiles.
With a limited number of mobiles, it is important to have some coordination (another term for
pleading and arm-twisting) between them in order to adequately spread the mobiles out in an
attempt to limit duplication. This is done during the planning phase in the last few weeks running up
to the party. The web and Google maps like the one below are a big help here. Mobiles file their
county activation plans and these are added to the map daily in order to indicate where additional
coverage is needed.
Counties Missing in Action – As you can see from the Cumulative Counties Activated chart only 248
of the 254 counties were activated. No QSOs were logged from the following six counties: Crockett,
Culberson, Jefferson Davis, Presidio, Terrell, and Val Verde all of which are large counties in the Big
Bend area of the state as shown on the following map.
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Inactive Counties – 2015 Texas QSO Party
Mobile Setups – Here is a tabulation of information on several of the TQP mobiles along with a few
comments. Looking at the table you can see that Icom, Kenwood, and Elecraft are popular radios and
that the antennas in use run the gamut from screwdrivers to ham sticks, with Hustler also having a
presence.
Station
KF5DDV
KK5LO
W1JCW
K5GQ
Radio
Icom IC-7000
Icom IC-7000
Icom IC-7000
Yaesu FT-900
W5CT
Kenwood TS-480-HX (40m)
Kenwood TS-480 (20/15m)
Elecraft K3
Elecraft K3
Elecraft K3 +
Skymaster Amp @ 700w
N5NA
NO5W
K5YAA
Antenna(s)
40m Hamstick
Hustler Resonators 40/20/15
HI-Q 6/160
K5VUU Screwdriver(40m)
Hustler (20m)
Tarheel 100A (40m), Hustler (20m),
Hamstick (15m)
Scorpion SA-680
HI-Q 4/80
HP Hustler Resonators 15/20/40
HP Tarheel for 80/10
Software
N3FJP
N3FJP
N1MM
WriteLog
Vehicle
Dodge Pickup
2010 Ford F-150 Crew Cab 4X4
2001 Dodge Ram 1500
2001 Toyota Highlander
CQ/X
2014 Chevy Traverse
CQ/X
CQ/X
N1MM
2015 Ford F250 Superduty
2002 Nissan Pathfinder
2006 Dodge Caravan
The W5CT station was the only multi-two installation. The W5CT crew (W5MJ, KG5U, K5PI, WK5S) had
planned to use 200w TS-480-HX radios on all bands but the second 480-HX “conked out” (technical
Texas term for “failed”) so a second 100w version of the TS-480 was pressed into service for 20/15.
With the exception of K5YAA the radios and laptops are powered from the vehicle electrical system. In
the case of the K5YAA high-power mobile the K3 and the amplifier are powered from a bank of three
marine batteries charged continuously using a Honda ei2000 generator carried on an external trailer
which also contains the Tarheel antenna – see K5YAA’s QRZ page for several photos. Jerry reports that
he has recently replaced the trailer with a cargo carrier that slips into the trailer hitch on the van. The
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cargo carrier contains the generator and the Tarheel and results in a more compact installation
providing easier parking, etc.
Traveling along with K5YAA in a QSO party is quite often an adventure – just ask N4PN, K4BAI, KU5B, or
N5WR as well as several others or read about it in the 3830 archives. A good example is the situation
surrounding the purchase of the 2006 Caravan. Here’s how Jerry describes it: “The vehicle is a Dodge
2006 Grand Caravan purchased in the middle of the 2007 Oklahoma QSO Party after the engine blew on
the 1996 Dodge Caravan that had been used for several years of running. The 2006 van now has over 30
QSO parties under its belt and a meager 158,000 miles on it. The 1996 blew its engine at 145,000 but
unlike the 2006 I rarely had it serviced. I have purposely had top notch oil put in the 2006 van every 7,000
miles or so in hopes of stretching it to 200,000.” The OK QP is a two-day affair so, picture this, sometime
late Saturday K5YAA managed to get his blown ’96 Caravan to a dealer, purchase a used 2006 Caravan,
remove radio gear and re-install radio gear on new vehicle, and be ready for the 1400z start Sunday
morning – not for the faint of heart but for K5YAA it’s all part of the game!
The Log Checking Process – Finally, here is a brief overview of the log checking process. If your score
published in those tables above isn’t exactly what you thought it should be, here is where you may have
lost some QSOs and in some cases a multiplier or two.
1. Each received log is reviewed for proper format and where necessary converted to a standard
Cabrillo format and imported into a SQL database (MySQL).
2. A PHP script is run against the database with the goal of matching up QSOs from each log with
corresponding QSOs from the other log. Matching is done on the basis of Band, Mode, Call, Sent
QTH, and Received QTH. The output of this script is a set of three files for each submitted entry
a. Verified log file - this is a file containing all of the QSOs for which a matching QSO was
found in the other submitted log and it is the file that will eventually be scored after the
review of the following two files is complete.
b. NIL file – this is a file containing those QSOs for which a matching QSO was not found in
the other submitted logs
c. Uniques file – this is a file containing all of the QSOs with stations that did not submit a
log and whose call does not appear in any other submitted logs
3. Using software-assisted manual review, each QSO in the NIL file for each entry is reviewed to
determine why no matching QSO was found. If it is determined that the failure to find a match
was due to a logging error by the other station the QSO is put back into the Verified log file.
Otherwise the QSO is held out.
4. Using software-assisted manual review each QSO in the Uniques file for each entry is reviewed
to determine if the call logged is a busted version of a call from a station that submitted a log. If
it is not determined to be a busted call then the QSO is put back into the Verified log file.
5. Upon completion of the above steps for all of the submitted logs an automated process is run to
score all of the Verified Log Files.
Note: You may request a copy of the above three files and the resulting analysis for your entry by
sending an email to [email protected] .
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Some Common Logging Problems – Here are some common score-reducing problems to avoid
1. Failure to use the correct abbreviation when logging a Texas county or a US state. Examples
here would be logging JACK when working someone in Jackson (JKSN) County, logging COMA
when working someone in Comal (COML), logging MONT when working someone in
Montgomery (MGMY). There is a JACK County whose abbreviation is JACK, COMA is the
abbreviation for Comanche County, and MONT is the abbreviation for Montague County.
2. Sending the wrong abbreviation for a county you are in. Prime examples are sending MONT
when you are in Montgomery (MGMY), and sending COMA when you are in Comal(COML).
3. Failure to check that your logging program has correctly recorded your sent information. A
prime example here is Texas users of N1MM failing to note that the program logged the sent
QTH as TX or TEXAS rather than the county that you actually sent. This usually does not result in
loss of points since logs having this problem are returned to sender for correction. But it creates
additional work for the log checkers – not a good thing.
4. Failure to log the correct QTH when working a DX station. Texas stations receive multiplier credit
for each DX entity worked so contacts with DX stations should be logged with the primary prefix
of the DX entity. For example DX is not a valid QTH when working DL3DXX but DL is, similarly if
you work SP9LJD the correct QTH to log is SP.
5. Failure to log the correct band or mode on which the QSO took place. This one requires some
judgment on the part of the log checker since it is sometimes not conclusive as to which of the
stations made the error. If that is the only error in that case the QSO is allowed back into the
valid QSOs file for both stations. However, if a station consistently has a mismatch in band or
mode whereas the other station does not then the QSO is not allowed back into the valid QSOs
file. This problem is easily avoided by interfacing your radio and logging program.
Conclusion – By my count the QSO party engaged 208 Texas operators and 144 operators from outside
the state and is reason enough to declare it a success. So that’s the 2015 Texas QSO Party story and
we’re sticking to it. However, if you find any errors, like having you in the wrong club or category drop us
an email at our QRZ address and we will make the necessary corrections. Thanks to all who took the
time to participate in the 2015 Texas QSO Party.
73/Chuck/NO5W
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